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‘Sous La Glace,’ Wins 2020 GSA BAFTA Film Award in Animation
Other notable short-listed films in the animation category included ‘Daughter,’ by Daria Kashcheev, and ‘The Sugarcane Man,’ by Tina Obo and Leroy Le Roux.
‘I Lost My Body,’ ‘The Night of the Plastic Bags’ Win Honors at 2020 César Awards
Jérémy Clapin’s Oscar-nominated film scores wins for best animated feature and best original score; Gabriel Harel is awarded for best animated short film.
Xilam Animation Appoints Caterina Gonnelli as EVP, Content
Former Disney executive to oversee editorial content and market development from company’s head office in Paris.
Denis Do Captures the Emotional Horror of Khmer Rouge Atrocities in ‘Funan’
Award-winning director discusses his semi-biographical animated feature about a family’s desperate struggle to reunite during the communist party’s 1975-1979 Cambodian reign of terror.
Five Animated Features in the Spotlight at Fourth Edition of Annecy Goes to Cannes
The Marché du Film and the Annecy International Animation Film Festival have teamed up to present Animation Day in Cannes, a full day dedicated to animation.
‘The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales’ Lands on Disc July 16
From GKIDS and Shout! Factory, heartwarming tale of animal misfits from the creators of the Academy Award-nominated ‘Ernest & Celestine’ set for release on Blu-ray & DVD.
Michel Ocelot Details His Next Animated Feature
Featuring tales by women storytellers, the two-time César-winning filmmaker’s next animated feature will be set in Morocco and Istanbul.
About Premium Content Rebrands as APC Studios
Rebranded French independent production and distribution company to serve as the umbrella for APC, APC Kids, and animation production company Zephyr.
Annecy 2019: Guest Country Japan in the Spotlight
Toei Animation’s Yôichi Kotabe to serve as Guest of Honor; Studio Ponoc’s short film anthology ‘Modest Heroes’ to receive French premiere.
‘Dilili in Paris,’ ‘Wicked Girl’ Win Honors at 2019 César Awards
Michel Ocelot’s ‘Dilili in Paris’ wins César Award for best animated film; Turkish independent animator Ayce Kartal is awarded for best animated short film.
‘Asterix,’ ‘Dilili’ & ‘Pachamama’ Nominated for 2019 César Awards
WATCH: Boris Labbé’s ‘La Chute’ Makes Limited Online Debut
Produced in collaboration with Sacrebleu Productions, experimental animated short is in the running for France’s César Award.
Second Annual Animation First Festival Puts France in the Spotlight
Legendary director Michel Ocelot the guest of honor at the second annual edition of the only U.S. festival dedicated to French animation.
‘L’oiseau Qui Danse’ Wins Best in Show at SIGGRAPH Asia Computer Animation Festival
Jean-Marie Marbach’s abstract short, inspired by Visual Music and made entirely with Trapcode Suite, takes top prize at annual showcase for excellence in computer animation.
SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival Winner ‘Hybrids’ Now Online!
CG-animated short film from MoPA students Florian Brauch, Kim Tailhades, Matthieu Pujol, Yohan Thireau and Romain Thirion won the Best In Show award at the 2018 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival.
2019 César Awards: 12 Animated Shorts Vie for Nominations
Blinkink Delivers New Gorillaz Video, ‘Tranz’
U.K. animation specialists team up with Gorillaz director & co-creator Jamie Hewlett and director Nicos Livesey to create the world’s most famous virtual band’s first-ever performance video.
SIGGRAPH 2018: A Chat with Computer Animation Festival Director Larry Bafia
Ahead of this year’s SIGGRAPH Conference, Computer Animation Festival director Larry Bafia reflects on his experiences heading up this year’s edition, and dishes up some sage advice for first-time attendees.
Winners Announced for SIGGRAPH 2018 Computer Animation Festival
MoPA short ‘Hybrids’ wins best in show; Supinfocom’s Overrun’ wins best student project; DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Bilby’ receives Jury Award.
English Voice Cast Revealed for France’s ‘The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales’
Animated family adventure directed by Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert arrives in U.S. cinemas this fall.
OIAF Announces 2018 Feature Selections
Seven animated features selected to compete at the 2018 Ottawa International Animation Festival; Virtual Reality and Young Audience selections also announced.
Digital Dimension Bringing ‘Improbable Pirate Adventures’ to Annecy 2018
Real-time rendering within Epic Games‘ Unreal 4 game engine powers new CG-animated short-form series aimed at 6-11-year-olds.